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Airline Employees Abuse Disabled Veteran and His Service Dog
Source: lifewithdogs.tv

Paws and Stripes founder and disabled veteran Jim Staneck is seeking
support from fellow dog lovers after he and his service dog were
insulted and assaulted by United Airline employees.

Paws and Stripes founder and disabled veteran Jim Staneck is seeking
support from fellow dog lovers after he and his service dog were
insulted and assaulted by United Airline employees.

Staneck and his service dog Sarge spent 48 hours stranded in the
Dulles Airport after numerous flight cancellations and delays. Wounded
in battle, Staneck suffers from a brain injury that makes it difficult
for him to concentrate under stress. When he struggled to understand
changes to his itinerary an employee at the ticket counter insulted
him.

“He said, ‘Just read it’ and I said, ‘Sir I can’t read it,’ and he
said, ‘What are you retarded?’” Staneck recalls. “Prior to this I told
him I have a brain injury and PTSD, I’m a disabled vet, this is my
second night here; I need help.”

To make matters worse, Staneck says Sarge was kicked twice by United
employees. He said the second kick was so hard that it sent her
flying.

“(He) kicked her so hard on the rib cage, that she flew into my lap…
He said he was afraid of dogs,” Staneck said. He and Sarge literally
hid in a corner until they were able to board a flight home.

Staneck is asking fellow animal lovers to contact United Airlines and
let the company know that our veterans and the dogs they rely on
deserve better.